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achromatic

/ˌæk.ɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

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What does achromatic mean?

adjective

  1. Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
  2. Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
  3. Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
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adjective

  1. Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌæk.ɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌeɪ.kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/
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We had accordingly to look to foreign countries for the further improvement of the achromatic telescope, which Dollond had so much advanced.
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
The air, afflicted to pallor with the hoary multitudes that infested it, twisted and spun them eccentrically, suggesting an achromatic chaos of things.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
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My father possessed a very excellent achromatic spy-glass of 2 inches diameter.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476